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Grafton Estate Rentals from NRO: The following rentals of farms and cottages are taken from a series of rent books covering the 1700s and 1800s. Some books are missing, other books are not available due to their poor condition.
Blisworth Rents 1757 - 1759
G1627 Book [1] not available

G1626 Book 2
10th. Oct. 1757 - 5th. April 1758
Farms
William Brayfield
£50.10.0
Richard Bland
£22.2.6
John Cook
£25.13.6
Richard Gibbs
£39.16.0
John Gibbs
£9.4.0
Charles Good
£9.10.0
William Herbert
£23.5.6
Sharp Herbert
£14.5.0
Charles Hedge
£35.15.0
John Hedge
£28.17.10
William Plowman
£60.0.0
William Plowman
£1.2.6
John Shortland
£31.0.0
Samuel Sheppard Esq.
£6.0.0
Susannah Kingston
£1.2.6
£358.4.4

Cottages
Samuell Billing
5s 0d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter
2s 6d
Robert Clarke
£1.5.0
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
Elizabeth Collins
7s 6d
Frans. & Mary Dunkley
8s 9d
William Dunkley Jun.
4s 0d
Mary Gudgen
11s 6d
Alice Greenwood
£1.0.0
William & John Griffin
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton
£1.15.0
Charles Hedge
£3.8.6
George Harris
6s 0d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Turdin
£1.1.0
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
Thomas Pacey Jun.
£1.7.6
John Peasnel
15s 0d
Mary Russal
10s 0d
Thomas Satchel
6s 0d
William Satchel
10s 0d
Thomas Trisler
5s 0d
Sarah Willson
£2.0.0
Ditto.
12s 6d
John Wills
15s 0d
Elizabeth Dunkley
£2.5.0
£22.19.9

Martin Billing
2d
Elizabeth Brittain
2d
Anne Burch
2d
Elizabeth Billingham
2d
Elizabeth Campion
2d
Thomas Corby
4d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Anne Dolton
4d
William Garret
2d
Arthur Hooton
7½d
Benjamin Inwood
7½d
Mary Stauton
2d
Sarah Wells
2d
William Dunkley Sen.
10s 0d
13s 5d

Book 3 not available

G1623 Book 4
10th. Oct. 1758 to 5th. April 1759
Farms
William Brayfield
£50.10.0
Richard Bland
£22.2.6
John Cook
£25.13.6
Richard Gibbs
£39.16.0
John Gibbs
£9.4.0
Charles Good
£9.10.0
William Herbert
£23.5.6
Sharp Herbert
£14.5.0
Charles Hedge
£35.15.0
John Hedge
£28.17.10
William Plowman
£60.0.0
William Plowman
£1.2.6
John Shortland
£31.0.0
Mrs. Sheppard widow
£6.0.0
Susannah Kingston
£1.2.6
£358.4.4

Cottages
Samuell Billing now Thomas Winkles
5s 0d
Dead & Thomas Winkles entered from 10th. Oct.
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter
2s 6d
Robert Clarke
£1.5.0
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
Elizabeth Collins
7s 6d
Frans. Dunkley
8s 9d
William Dunkley Jun.
4s 0d
Mary Gudgen
11s 6d
Alice Greenwood now William Plowman
£1.0.0
William & John Griffin
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton
£1.15.0
Charles Hedge
£3.8.6
George Harris
6s 0d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Turdin
£1.1.0
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
Thomas Pacey Jun.
£1.7.6
John Peasnel & Thomas Miller
15s 0d
John Peasnal 7s 6d ….. 7s 6d now in 2 tenancies
Mary Russal
10s 0d
Thomas Satchel
6s 0d
William Satchel
10s 0d
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
Sarah Willson
£2.0.0
Ditto.
12s 6d
John Wills now Thomas Clarke
15s 0d
Elizabeth Dunkley
£2.5.0
£22.19.9

Martin Billing
2d
Elizabeth Brittain
2d
Anne Burch
2d
Elizabeth Billingham
2d
Elizabeth Campion
2d
Thomas Corby
4d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Anne Dolton
4d
William Garret
2d
Arthur Houghton
7½d
Benjamin Inwood
7½d
Mary Stauton now Thomas Hedge
2d
Sarah Wells
2d
William Dunkley Sen. Dead
10s 0d
13s 5d

G1625 Book 5
5th. April 1759 to 10th. Oct. 1759
Farms
William Brayfield
£50.10.0
Richard Bland
£22.2.6
John Cook
£25.13.6
Richard Gibbs
£39.16.0
John Gibbs
£9.4.0
Charles Good
£9.10.0
William Herbert
£23.5.6
Sharp Herbert
£14.5.0
Charles Hedge
£35.15.0
John Hedge
£28.17.10
William Plowman
£60.0.0
William Plowman
£1.2.6
John Shortland
£31.0.0
Mrs. Sheppard widow
£6.0.0
Susannah Kingston
£1.2.6
£358.4.4

Cottages
Thomas Winkles
5s 0d
Mary Burbage
7s 6d
Richard Cadnum
12s 6d
John Carter
2s 6d
Robert Clarke
£1.5.0
Richard Clarke
9s 0d
Elizabeth Collins
7s 6d
Frans. Dunkley
8s 9d
William Dunkley Jun.
4s 0d
Mary Gudgen
11s 6d
William Plowman
£1.0.0
William & John Griffin
7s 6d
Arthur Houghton
£1.15.0
Charles Hedge
£3.8.6
George Harris
6s 0d
Charles Inwood
£1.10.0
Richard Jurdin
£1.1.0
Richard Maycock
15s 0d
Elizabeth Morris
5s 0d
Morris Paine
£1.5.0
Thomas Pacey Jun.
£1.7.6
John Peasnal
7s 6d
Thomas Miller
7s 6d
Mary Russal
10s 0d
Thomas Satchel
6s 0d
William Satchel
10s 0d
Thomas Trusler
5s 0d
Sarah Willson
£2.0.0
Ditto.
12s 6d
Thomas Clarke
15s 0d
This rent is to be no more than £1 per annum fixed by His Grace 2nd. July1760
Elizabeth Dunkley
£2.5.0
£22.19.9

Martin Billing
2d
Elizabeth Brittain
2d
Anne Burch
2d
Elizabeth Billingham
2d
Elizabeth Campion
2d
Thomas Corby
4d
Richard Dunkley
2d
Anne Dolton
4d
William Garret
2d
Arthur Houghton
7½d
Benjamin Inwood
7½d
Mary Stauton now Thomas Hedge
2d
Sarah Wells
2d
William Dunkley Sen. Dead
10s 0d
13s 5d

 

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